Cuckoo Pint Flower!
One of my favourite wild flowers - the Cuckoo Pint, also known as Lords-and-Ladies or Wild Arum!
Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum) can be seen in April and May. It is a shade-loving plant of woodlands and hedgerows. Arrow shaped leaves appear first, followed by the distinctive flower with a pale green sheath surrounding a purple or yellow 'spadix' (a spike of tiny flowers on a fleshy stem). The spadix eventually produces an upright stalk of bright red berries that is conspicuous among the leaf litter. Cuckoo Pint grows everywhere in the UK, but is less common in the north of Scotland.
Cuckoo Pint Flower!
One of my favourite wild flowers - the Cuckoo Pint, also known as Lords-and-Ladies or Wild Arum!
Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum) can be seen in April and May. It is a shade-loving plant of woodlands and hedgerows. Arrow shaped leaves appear first, followed by the distinctive flower with a pale green sheath surrounding a purple or yellow 'spadix' (a spike of tiny flowers on a fleshy stem). The spadix eventually produces an upright stalk of bright red berries that is conspicuous among the leaf litter. Cuckoo Pint grows everywhere in the UK, but is less common in the north of Scotland.